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Ohio's sex offenders are required by law to be classified by their individual sentencing Judge. All sex offenders are placed into one of three categories, each of which dictates the registration and notification requirements to which the offender is subject.

All sex offenders are required to register with the Sheriff of the county in which they reside within seven days of release from prison or moving to a new county.

Classifications

SEXUAL ORIENTED OFFENDER


Anyone convicted of or pleads guilty to committing a sexually oriented offense as defined in Ohio Revised Code number 2950.01, which includes rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition, regardless of the age of the victim. Some other offenses include kidnapping, abduction, unlawful restraint, criminal child enticement, corruption of a minor, compelling prostitution, endangering children (victim under 18 years of age), pandering obscenity, minor pandering sexually oriented material, illegal use of minor in nudity-oriented material/perform.

Sex offenders must register with this office once a year for ten years.

 

HABITUAL SEXUAL OFFENDER


Any person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a sexually oriented offense and who previously has been
Convicted of or pleaded guilty to one or more sexually oriented offenses.

Habitual Sex Offenders must register with this office once a year for 20 years. If a judge so rules, community notification may occur. The offender must return to our office in one year to verify his/her address.

 

SEXUAL PREDATOR


Any person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to committing a sexually oriented offense and is likely to engage in the future in one or more sexually oriented offenses.

Sexual Predators must register with this office every 90 days for life. The Sheriff's Office will also require a vehicle license plate number, and will also verify the home address of an offender within seven days of registering with this office. Community notification will occur with every  sexual predator.

 

It is the policy of the Crawford County Sheriff that sexual offenders residing in Crawford County will register with this office and supply to this office a current address, name and address of employer, photo, finger prints, and vehicle license information. This information will be reported to the Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI) as required under ORC 2950.01

Not all sexual offenders are subject to community notification

For more information you may contact S.O.R.N. officers Eric Johns or Mark Landis M-F 8am-4pm at (419) 562-7906.